GA7VAXP What does Top Performance really do?

External Since: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 4

Can someone tell me what happens when I select Top Performance on the
BIOS setting screen? The manual only says make sure your stuff can be
over clocked. Am I to assume this setting will over clock my system
in some predetermined way? I assume optimal are the settings the cpu
and memory claim they can run at. Anyone know?

Thanks,
Don Wells

External Since: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 8

Top Performance tweaks the NorthBridge memory controller timings. If your
components, usually the RAM, are unable to handle the tweaked settings your
mobo will not POST or will usually not get very far in the POST resulting in
you having to clear the CMOS to recover.

"Don Wells" <jdonwells.DeleteThis@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Can someone tell me what happens when I select Top Performance on the
> BIOS setting screen? The manual only says make sure your stuff can be
> over clocked. Am I to assume this setting will over clock my system
> in some predetermined way? I assume optimal are the settings the cpu
> and memory claim they can run at. Anyone know?
>
> Thanks,
> Don Wells